Southborough CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Southborough CofE Primary School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 March 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0JY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 631 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this caring school.”
- “They enjoy spending time together playing games and climbing on the playground equipment.”
- “They forge respectful relationships.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils with SEND can become distracted in some subjects beyond reading and mathematics.”
- “This is because the adaptations to help their learning are not thought through carefully enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 72 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 72 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Wells Free School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published